Sr. Director-Nursing Services-8035

Staff Position Description

 

Position Title: Senior Director of Nursing Services              Position Code: DirNsgSvcs-8035

Department: Nursing                                                               Safety Sensitive:              YES

Reports to: Chief Nursing Officer                                          Exempt Status:              YES

                                                                          

Position Purpose:

All KHI employees are expected to perform their respective tasks and duties in such a way that supports KHI’s vision of providing the region’s best clinical care and patient service through an environment that fosters respect for others and pride in performance.

Serves as a resource for all staff and a representative of Nursing management while proactively coordinating high quality, safe patient care flow, managing continuous process improvement, and supporting a positive, respectful, and professional working environment for all.

 

Key Responsibilities [List of material responsibilities and essentials duties which must be completed in achieving the objectives of the position]

·        Organize, plan, direct, and evaluate nursing functions and activities as assigned by the CNO.

·        Assists with the monitoring of the Auditor RX report.  Reporting abnormal finding to the CNO.  Maintains confidentiality of the same.

·        Assess current nursing infrastructure for assigned clinical areas and identify potential enhancements that will result in improved patient satisfaction and clinical care.

·        Optimize patient care by working with and mentoring nursing staff

·        Bring forth and implement current evidence-based practice

·        Create processes for educating patients and families on how to best manage their conditions

·        Incorporate practice to promote staff teamwork

·        Utilize the change process to provide stability and openly re-evaluate decisions in light of new data, conditions or situations and develop alliances that extend beyond the sphere of nursing. Assuring that Electronic Medical Record changes instituted do not negatively affect other departments within the hospital.

·        Represents the CNO regarding nursing service and the electronic medical record as requested for organizational committees/councils/meetings, medical staff committees, and professional/state organizations/meetings

·        Monitor and evaluate systematically the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice and clinical programs of assigned departments.

·        Evaluate clinical performance based on professional practice standards, regulatory standards, and organizational criteria identifying areas of strength, as well as areas for practice/professional development.

·        Develop key quality indicators in collaboration with Quality Management to monitor clinical processes and facilitate continuous quality improvement for nurse sensitive indicators and as identified by the nursing strategic plan

·        Takes appropriate corrective action for infractions of policy for all responsible areas.

·        Keeps accurate absenteeism records on all assigned employees.  May counsel, suspend, and recommend termination according to established policy.

·        Supports and adheres to productivity guidelines in planning and maintaining staffing patterns.

·        Oversees orientation of direct reports.  Meets regularly with new staff and preceptors to ensure that orientation of all staff is acceptable.

·        Oversees assigned Nursing departments, ensuring that goals for those assigned departments are aligned with Nursing Division goals.

·        Ensures competency validation for direct reports.

·        Completes annual evaluations on all direct reports.

 

Qualifications [Statements regarding minimum educational and experience qualifications, required proficiencies with specialized knowledge, computer proficiencies, military service, required certifications, etc.]

Education: Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing

License and Certification:

·        Current AZ RN license.

·        BLS, and ACLS certification through the American Heart Association.

Experience:

·        Five years’ experience as a Registered Nurse required.

·        Previous leadership experience required.

Skills and Knowledge:

·        Strong experience with windows based computer applications to include but no